Pacioretty wants to model himself after Cole

“I want to model my career after Colesy,” Pacioretty said of linemate Erik Cole during a conference call Tuesday, a day after signing a six-year, $27-million contract extension with the Canadiens. “He’s a big, fast winger. He’s been through the same injury as me … he’s a great motivation for me to play how he has through his career. I’ve already learned a lot form him this far and I hope as we continue to play together on the same team, and hopefully the same line, I hope to model my career after him and I hope to be that power forward that you said has been lacking in the Montreal system for a while.”

What industry anywhere isn’t about the money? Every strike or lockout anywhere is about the money. Here in Hamilton there’s almost always someone on strike and it’s always for one reason. The owners want to cut pay/pensions and the workers want more money. They’re fighting for $30/hr wages and a fair pension. Everyone just gets their panties in a knot over the NHL talks because of how much money everyone gets paid, but the revenue is the revenue. You can’t change that. They get paid millions/billions because that’s how much money the sport makes. Persecuting the owners or players for wanting a fair cut of an enormous pie is unfair.